Graystone Associates

07/01/2025

Michael Wellensiek, Senior Account Manager and Coach with Graystone Associates, successfully received his certification to train Outward Performance from the Arbinger Institute. Transforming team performance starts by changing mindset. Outward Performance addresses the source of organizational dysfunction, interpersonal conflict, organizational silos, and poor morale. By enabling a fundamental mindset shift, the training and tools in this transformational program produce unprecedented levels of collaboration and innovation in your organization.

Training opportunities for September and November will be announced soon. Space will be limited, as this is a sought-after program, so be sure to register as soon as dates are announced.

06/11/2025

Congratulations to Milward Funeral Directors for celebrating their 200th anniversary.

06/08/2025

This past week was a fantastic couple of days in Toronto with so many of our good friends from Canada. We had a great two days talking about anything and everything going on in funeral service. How can we be better at how we serve our families every day? How can we grow our businesses – the right way? What should be focusing on to be better owners, managers and stewards of grace and dignity in our communities from the far west Victoria Island BC to the center of the world (as Brad Jones says) in Toronto, ON? How do we remain relevant and front of mind in our communities when families need our services? We laughed and learned a lot. We had some serious discussions – and some fun discussions. I’m already looking forward to next year!

Brad Jones hosts a super fun bi-weekly biweekly podcast called Life’s Undertakings. We decided to take our time together Wednesday afternoon to do a group podcast. Hopefully you’ll enjoy this fun listen.

Podcast Episode · Life's Undertaking · 06/05/2025 · 52m

05/15/2025

Congratulations to Larkin Mortuary for celebrating 140 years of service. Since 1885 the Salt Lake City area has been blessed to have a family committed to customer service excellence.

09/03/2024

Dear Graystone family members,

With sadness, we share with you the news that Mr. Frank Sessions has died. His career in funeral service began well before Graystone’s inception — yet it was his ideas and vision that launched Graystone as a company in the early 2000s.

While not everyone had the opportunity to meet Frank before his retirement from the Company in 2012, those that did surely remember his serious, hard-nosed approach to business, both at Graystone and with clients. None of us at Graystone would see our current success without Frank’s early initiative and contributions. We remain very grateful.

For those of you who do not know, Lisa Streiff, Business Development Manager at Graystone, is Frank’s daughter. Our thoughts and prayers are with Lisa and her family at this time.

https://obits.jhenrystuhr.com/frank-sessions

08/10/2024

Enjoy your weekend listening to Life's Undertaking A Podcast hosted by Graystone Client Brad Jones, with Ridley Funeral Home. His special guest this week is Anthony O'Donnell.

‎Show Life's Undertaking, Ep Anthony Cuffe O'Donnell! - Aug 1, 2024